The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-08-06
nOUIsIANA POLITTCs.
Am Interview with Senator
flames Hs. EustHa,
Bo8ton Herald, July Il.


Boston Herald, July Il,
Senator Eustis, of Louisiana, Of New Eng
land ancestry, man Of fine physique and 0
good head, ID staying AZ the Masconomo
House, Manchester-b -by-the-aea. The Senator
has been for many years potent factor IN
Louisiana politics, and 70 leader Of that
faction, now dominant In the State, which
has been supposed to be antagonistic TO
President Cleveland. II will be seen by the
following interview that, whatever has been
the situation IN the past, the Democratic
party I'm Louisiana is sure to 60 into the next
national convention as unit for Cleveland.
The HeFdlds commissioner met the genial
Senator under the most favorable auspices
on the Masconomo piazza, and the following
Is the substance Of the conversation which
enBued
what is the condition Of politics in Loui-
siana ~
1--WE have two factions IN the Democratic
party In Louisiana, Ono Is the dominant fac
tion to which belong, which is represented
by the present State administration, under
the leadership Of GOV. MeHnery the other
faction calling itself the Reform Democracy,
whatever that may mean, 10 composed Of
misguided people, some pf whom imagine
that 1t is Intensely patriotic to chticise and
abuse those who are IA oiilee,N
''ATe the people satisfied with the present
State administration !"
HOur faction is stronger with the people Of
Louisiana to-day than It has ever been, for
TWO reasons; first because the Governor has
been very industrious IN developing the ma
terial prosperity Of the State. He stands
pre-eminent as q leYee Governor ne mas
given great attention 20 the agricultural In
terests, has encouraged immigration and has
Improved the financial condition Of the STATE
Under the beneficial Influences Of q progress
siye State administration, the people Of Lou
isiana have become very hopeful OF . great
futuFe,h
1.-THE other reason for Che increasing popu-
laFity Of our faction Is that we more thor
Oughly represent the old guard Of the DEM
oeFacy OF Louisiana. It required nerve
courage ana steadfastness 10 overthrow Re
publicanism IN Louisiana, supported as y was
by the power of the Federal Government.
We have been accused of resOrting to extreme
measures to accomplish that result. They
were necessary. MeEnery had been one oi
the most prominent leaders IN North Louisi
ana during many years OF great turbulence
and when he became Governor he understood
the seriousness Of the race problem with
which the people Of Louisiana were con
fronfed. The people Of the North know
nothing Of the terrible Significance Of thai
question. u Is, In my Judgment
that was ever submitted to a people for solH
ton. TO be the Governor Of q State eoiHhah
ited by two such distinct and antagonists
races requires irmness and strong conviction
upon the race issue. While he has been jus
% the e0lored people, the white people fee
assured that under bis administration there
will be no retrograde movement and no re
lapse into miscegenation politics,N
fiHow did u appear, then, that your fac
~ Hal
ignored by the Cleveland administration ~
tThat is a mystery to me. All / know Y
we got whipped after the hardest lght l eye
made IN my life, and / have been tn q goot
many. Those who eo-0peEated with M
know how strenuous was our effort for reeog
milton IN order that We might unity and har
monize the Democratic party IN the state
The President was misled IN the State, apC
the result Is we have TIVE factions bitterll
piore the fact, our faction did everything u
their power To avert this faetional eopten
toni
tfIt has been stated In Northerp papers tha
your faction will control the next c0nYen
ton, and VIII send an aHti-C Cleveland deleRa
tlop 10 the national nominating eonFention
apd that you synpasthize Wlth that move
ment. Is that true ~
fiThat our faction wili control the mex
that We VIII send anti-Clegelald delegation
Is simply nonsense. The Reform Democrae,
ere irving 70 create that impression and +
ilse the Cleveland administration to bolste
ID this defeated faction ln the State contest
III they Imagine that The President, wh
clearly upderst apds the proceeding, counter
apces such persOuaI use Of bis administers
ton can tel thea that they make seriou
ar, ~. ms rrear
has no relation 10 or connection with n
presidential questionn
lam ], then, To understand that you ~
10 favor of the Democratic state GonYento
sending 3 Cleveland delegation 70 the mex
nominating Convention Pl
III am, and so are my friends with whom
have conferTed The reasons are perfecu
Obvious. a few weeks ago in Louisiana v
discussed the question A. that time pa
not seen President Cleveland for some nnnt
and VIC dld not know then whether tb
ENHANCEMENT which the Reform party h9
succeeded Ia producing was 10 coiltlnue, q
our side VIZ had no reSeptlnepts we haa p
need u help from TIE administration, ap
were Confident Of success Without its aid, b.
he question presented Itself, what was oT
dyty as Democrats, fol We have elwal
proved by our record that the success ot tt
Democratic 2artg ts Me palarnonpt co94slde
AtA9u NAtu Nsg WS NV NVA sNAesslHS ANytAN
erats, but have Always been on qeek Whe
suinInoped BY duty to our party. l lay
differed With the President upon question
! of Administrative policy, and eiill dller VII
MIN. but those differences Of opinion sin
INTO insigniBcanee when We are called ppq
to faee opr eornrnQn epeEny, the keppbllca
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{sEhen you consider that Cleveland 2 p
strongest man the Democrats eau nominate
frhtf N14ranaFhtfn r1arfI
in my opinion, would slultity Itself BY refn
1 ing 10 lioiuinate President Cleveland Ihe
I made him Their leader by electtRg him 10 u
Presidency BY virtue of his posttiop ne N
had 10 assume N the reeponsip b tiles ot "
knowIedged leadership Bis course has bee
Independent, hls views strongly persona
aud be has stamped BIS indigiagaltty ppe
| tie policy Of his Naturalization. These trait
under Ofdinary circumstances would ha1
1 desfgoYed the popuIaFity Of a President.
1 has cauaed cohsldefsble friction n his eN
1 party, bpt he has exhibited such iinswe "
| adelity y his conyietions, that, not 70 fenoI
/ inafe him would be 10 repudiate bis adIq3ui
tlation. icb the Democratic patty cam
afford ID 90. Ry such a course. We won
laeYlsably iqyite dsteM Strqnge n say, \
Independent self aliapce scents f0 M one
Nht 20 YOU thlnk ~ ne prospeef
success 10 tsss m
ftIf our psrty VII present 9 united iror
aud every penqcrst will dp his duty We W
nEFEAT THe REfU,aL9cAa RAAFs
4 IN the Gext Eresia iaeptial contest, Rhicb freal
I "a destruction y Is uot safe ~ polflfcs ~ il
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